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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

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