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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

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