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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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