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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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