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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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