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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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