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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

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