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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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