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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always 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 numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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