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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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