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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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