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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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