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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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