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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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