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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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