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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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