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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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