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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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