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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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