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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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