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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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