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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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