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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

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