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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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