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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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