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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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