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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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