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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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