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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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