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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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