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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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