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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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