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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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