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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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