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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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