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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology enable humans all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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