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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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