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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always 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 several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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