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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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