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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

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