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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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