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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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