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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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