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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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