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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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