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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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