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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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