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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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