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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

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