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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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