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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

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