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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high student attrition?

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