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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. Brand new developments in learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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