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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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