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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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