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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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