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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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