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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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