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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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