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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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