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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

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