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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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