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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

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