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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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