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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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