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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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