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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

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