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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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