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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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