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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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