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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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