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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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