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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

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