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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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