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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly 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 topics that e-learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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