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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high attrition?

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