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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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