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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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