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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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