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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

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