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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology enable humans all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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