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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have enabled humans all over the world to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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