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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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