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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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