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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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