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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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