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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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