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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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