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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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