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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

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