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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online education technology enable learners all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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