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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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