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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

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