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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

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