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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently 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 issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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