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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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