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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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