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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology enable students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for students 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 many issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

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