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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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