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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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