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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education enable students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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