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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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