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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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