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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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