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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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