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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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