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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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