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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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