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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

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