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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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