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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always 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 technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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