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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

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