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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

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