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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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