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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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