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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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