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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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