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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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