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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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