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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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