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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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