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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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