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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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