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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

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