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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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