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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology enable humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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