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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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