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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

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