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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

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