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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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