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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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