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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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