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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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