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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free 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 numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

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