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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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