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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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