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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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