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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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