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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly 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 numerous topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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