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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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