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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners 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 a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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