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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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