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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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