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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology enable people all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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