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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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