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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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