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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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