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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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