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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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