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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning are empowering humans all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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