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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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