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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

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