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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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