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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in digital education technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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