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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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