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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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