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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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