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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students 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 a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

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