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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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