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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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