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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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