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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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