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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

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