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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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