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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning are empowering students all around the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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