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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

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