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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high attrition?

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