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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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