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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition