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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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