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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

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