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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive 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 quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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