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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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