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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are considering now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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