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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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