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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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