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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

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