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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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