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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

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