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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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