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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in digital education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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