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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

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