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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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