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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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