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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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