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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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