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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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