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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning are enabling humans all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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