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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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