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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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