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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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