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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in digital education technology enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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