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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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