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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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