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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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