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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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