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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like San Marino to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

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