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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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