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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

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