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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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