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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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