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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

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