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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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