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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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