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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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