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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education enable students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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