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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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