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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student attrition?

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