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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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