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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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