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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners 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 numerous topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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