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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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