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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in digital education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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