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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online education have enabled learners all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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