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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

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