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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning are empowering students all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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