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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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