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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

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