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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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