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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education enable students all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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