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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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