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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free 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 many subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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