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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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