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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

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