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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high student attrition?

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