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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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