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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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