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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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