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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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