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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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