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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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