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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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