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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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