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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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