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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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