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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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