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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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