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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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