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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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