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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning enable people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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