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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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