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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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