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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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