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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

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