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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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