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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high attrition?

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