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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

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Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition