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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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