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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students 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 several issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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