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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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