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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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