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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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