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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning enable learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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