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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in digital education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

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