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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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