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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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