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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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