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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

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