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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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