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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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