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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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