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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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