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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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MOOCS And Open Educational Resources