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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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