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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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