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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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