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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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