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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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