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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable students all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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