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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

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