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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education enable people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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