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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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