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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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