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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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