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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology enable humans all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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