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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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