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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOCs? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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