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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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