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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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