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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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