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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning are enabling students all over the world 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. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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