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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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