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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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