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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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