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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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