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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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