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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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