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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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