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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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