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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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