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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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