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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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