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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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