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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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