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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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