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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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