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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

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