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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology enable students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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