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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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