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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always 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 several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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