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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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