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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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