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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

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