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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning enable students all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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