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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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