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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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