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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

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