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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

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