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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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