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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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