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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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