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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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