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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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