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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

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