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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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