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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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