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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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