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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

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