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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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