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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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