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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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