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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. 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. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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