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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners 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 numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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