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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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