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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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