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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always 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 a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

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