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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. 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 MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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