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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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