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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

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