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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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