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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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