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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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