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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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