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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

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