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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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