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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning enable students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

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