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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high attrition?

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