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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

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