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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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