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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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