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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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