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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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