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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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