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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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