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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

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