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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high student attrition?

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