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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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