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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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