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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

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