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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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