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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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