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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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