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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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