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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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