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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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