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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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