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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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