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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in digital education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

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