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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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