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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly 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 many topics that learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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