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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take online classes. 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 a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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