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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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