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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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