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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

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