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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology enable people all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently 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 subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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