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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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