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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly 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 many issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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