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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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