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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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