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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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