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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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