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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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