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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

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