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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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