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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students 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 quite a few issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student attrition?

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