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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually 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 many topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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