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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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