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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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