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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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