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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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