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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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