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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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