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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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