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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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