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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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