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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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