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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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