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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

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