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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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