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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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