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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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