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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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