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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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