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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

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