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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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