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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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