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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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