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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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