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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

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