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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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