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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

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