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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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