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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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