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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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