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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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