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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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