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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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