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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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