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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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