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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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