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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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