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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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