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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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