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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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