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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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