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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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