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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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