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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

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