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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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