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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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