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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

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