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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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