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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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