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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education have empowered learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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