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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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