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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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