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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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