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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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