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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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