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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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