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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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