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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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