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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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