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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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