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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online 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 numerous subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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