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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning have empowered students all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students 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 a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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