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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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