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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

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