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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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