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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in digital education technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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