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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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