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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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