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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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