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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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