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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

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