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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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