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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

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