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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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