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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC classes? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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