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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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