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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education enable students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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