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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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