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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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