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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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