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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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