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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education have enabled learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

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