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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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