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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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