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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

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