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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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