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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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