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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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