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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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