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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

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