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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education are empowering learners all over the world to take part in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Anguilla to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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