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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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