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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning have enabled humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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