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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic educational technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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