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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs 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 issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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