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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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