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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually 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 having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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