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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

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