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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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