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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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