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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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