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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free 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 quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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