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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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