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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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