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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

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