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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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