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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

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