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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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