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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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