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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

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