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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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