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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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