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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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