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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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