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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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