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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these MOOC classes? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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