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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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