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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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