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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

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