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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology are enabling students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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