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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

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