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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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