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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

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