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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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