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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning enable students all over 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 a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

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