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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

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