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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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