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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning are enabling humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

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