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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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