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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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