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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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