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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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