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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology enable humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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