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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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