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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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