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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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