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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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