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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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